1. Oman Becomes First Frontier In Gulf Battle For Difficult Oil And Gas

    ...ift. Last  year  PDO’s  primary  oil  production was slightly higher than secondary, but by 2011, EOR will start to contribute. In 2016,   this   will  account   for   one  third,   with   primary  and  secondary also representing a third apiece (MEES, 18 February). “We have many EOR projects in th...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 16
    Published at Mon, 21 Apr 2008
  2. Act To Avert Water Crisis, World Bank Urges Arab States, As Food Prices Soar

    ...hemes are under way across the region. In Algeria, the government is aggressively expanding the country’s desalination infrastructure, with the Ministry of Water Resources hoping to add 2.3mn cu ms/day to existing capacity by 2011. Like the Gulf countries, Algeria suffers from a lack of fresh water, bu...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 16
    Published at Mon, 21 Apr 2008
  3. Uzbekistan, China Form Joint Venture For Trans-Asian Gas Pipeline 

    ...ations KS2 and KS3 will be completed and go into operation by 31 December 2011. The project stems from an agreement between China and Turkmenistan that calls for the latter to supply 30 bcm/year of natural gas. Initially the deal called for China to begin receiving gas in 2009, but shipments are no...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 16
    Published at Mon, 21 Apr 2008
  4. Ahmadinejad’s Economic Policies Draw Fresh Criticism From Deputies

    ...10-11) 1.901 1390 (2011-12) onwards 5.122 With the rise in oil prices to record levels, Iranian officials have estimated oil export revenue in the year ending March 2008 at $70bn. Foreign exchange reserves had risen to $78.5bn by 20 January, the CBI said in April.          ...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 16
    Published at Mon, 21 Apr 2008